Eye dominance isn't the same in pool as archery or using a camera. In pool we use both our eyes to have depth perception. In pool we use our "vision center". This is something that happens in the brain and can be determined by lining up 3 balls in a line and having someone across from you look to see where "vision center" is instead of your "dominant eye". I'm right handed but left eye dominant but my vision center is slightly right of my nose. This is where my cue stick goes. Now I have a good 3d perception of the shots and straight shots "look correct" now. I naturally make shots more often and see the shot from a "center".
Agree. The typical practice is that we use both eyes to create (as you say), "vision center". When I was much younger, I aim with both eyes with none being the dominant one. 2 decades later, I went to the firing range for the first time and realized I can shoot with either eye for aiming but found that using my right eye was more natural form-wise (I am generally right-handed but left-handed in pool). When I went back to playing pool regularly, I realized I became more right-eye dominant so I'm now re-training my left eye to compensate. I do notice some pro pool players would line up their cue sticks off-center (not directly below their chin). I'm guessing they have adapted their form according to their dominant eye.
Thank you Mater Jasmin, this information really helped me, I am an amateur 3C carom player, in 30 years I always played with a cue plane in the middle of the eyes, today I did some practice with your recommendation and this has been a real revelation, I did the higher average thin balls some very difficult.
I'm right handed, and i use my right eye to look into camera or sighting the ball with one eye. But when i come into pool stance, my dominance eye is the left one :))))) it took me over a year starting pool to realize that
True. The more dominant the eye, the more the cue is centered over the dominant eye. With some players, like myself, the cue is almost right over my dominant eye because my right eye is more stronger than my left. Btw, cross-eye dominant like right handed Jasmin is a great blessing in pool, in golf and hitting a baseball. In pool less neck strain with cross-eye dominant because less head rotation is required to sight thru left eye playing right handed.
How do I find out which eye is dominant? I'm right handed. I've always used my right eye to take a picture with a camera. Could my left eye be more dominant and I don't know it? Thanks for the video. You are very helpful to others. I wish you all the best.
Try to point with your finger at an object away from you with both eyes open. Now close one eye then the other. Whichever eye is open and still sees your finger pointing at the object should be the dominate eye. The other eye will seem to move the finger.
How come my place the cue under my left eye but I’m right eye dominant? I’ve noticed this is stop shot drills, and when I place the cue under my nose I’m slightly off, or when I place the cue under my right eye I’m completely off, however when the cue is placed under my left eye I see and shoot the shot “true”. Pls explain someone
